build: replace println with info

The build command was mixing println! (bypasses logging) with info!
(respects
verbosity). This caused inconsistent behavior where success messages
always
appeared regardless of verbosity flags. The change replaces println!
with info!
so all messages follow the same tracing pattern and respect verbosity.

Changes:

- Replace println! with info! for success messages in save_doc function
- Remove checkmark symbol (✓) from first message
- Remove leading spaces from second message
- Messages now appear/disappear based on verbosity flags

Breaking change:

- None (backward compatible, only implementation change)

All tests pass. cargo build succeeds. clippy and rust-lint pass.

Co-Authored-By: GLM 4.7 <zed-agent@users.noreply.github.com>
Signed-off-by: pyk <2213646+pyk@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: pyk

.zed/agent/plans/022-remove-println-usage.md

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+---
+type: normal
+title: "Remove println usage"
+seq: 022
+slug: "remove-println-usage"
+created: "2026-02-04T09:20:08Z"
+status: completed
+---
+
+# Remove println usage
+
+Replace all `println!` usage with `info!` from the `tracing` crate in the build
+command to ensure consistent logging behavior across the application.
+
+## Current Problems
+
+The current implementation uses `println!` for some logging messages in the
+build command, while using `info!` from the `tracing` crate for others. This
+creates inconsistent behavior:
+
+1. Some log messages respect verbosity flags, while others always appear
+2. The success messages in `build.rs` use `println!` instead of `info!`
+3. Inconsistent logging makes it harder for users to control output verbosity
+
+Example output from `cargo txt build serde`:
+
+```shell
+ INFO Running cargo doc --package serde --no-deps
+ INFO Converted 61 items to markdown
+✓ Built documentation for serde (61 items)         <- println! (not using tracing)
+  Run `cargo txt list serde` to see all items      <- println! (not using tracing)
+ INFO Successfully saved documentation             <- info! (using tracing)
+```
+
+The lines with checkmarks and the hint message use `println!` and are not
+controlled by the tracing verbosity level.
+
+## Proposed Solution
+
+Replace all `println!` statements in `src/commands/build.rs` with `info!` macro
+from the `tracing` crate. This ensures:
+
+1. Consistent logging behavior across all log messages
+2. Proper respect for verbosity flags (`-v`, `-vv`, etc.)
+3. All informational messages follow the same logging pattern
+
+**Note**: The `list` and `show` commands intentionally use `println!` to output
+their main results (the markdown content) to stdout. These should NOT be changed
+as they are the primary output of those commands.
+
+## Analysis Required
+
+Minimal analysis is required. Need to verify:
+
+1. Confirm that the `info!` macro is already imported in `src/commands/build.rs`
+2. Verify that replacing the two `println!` statements with `info!` won't break
+   existing functionality
+
+### Code Locations to Check
+
+- `src/commands/build.rs` - Lines 349-354 in the `save_doc` function
+
+## Implementation Checklist
+
+### Code Changes
+
+- [x] Replace
+      `println!("✓ Built documentation for {} ({} items)", lib_name, item_count)`
+      with
+      `info!("Built documentation for {} ({} items)", lib_name, item_count)`
+      (also removed the ✓ symbol)
+- [x] Replace `println!("  Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name)`
+      with `info!("Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name)` (also
+      removed the leading spaces)
+- [x] Verify that `use tracing::{debug, info}` is present in imports (should
+      already exist)
+
+## Test Plan
+
+### Verification Tests
+
+- [x] Run `cargo build` and ensure compilation succeeds
+- [x] Run `cargo test` and verify all tests pass
+- [x] Run `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` and ensure no warnings
+- [x] Run `rust-lint` and ensure no warnings
+- [x] Test `cargo txt build serde` with default verbosity and verify info
+      messages appear
+- [x] Test `cargo txt build serde -q` and verify info messages are suppressed
+- [x] Test `cargo txt build serde -vv` and verify info messages appear with
+      other info-level logs
+- [x] Verify the output format remains unchanged when info messages are visible
+
+### Regression Tests
+
+- [x] Run `cargo txt list serde` and verify it still outputs markdown content
+      (not affected by changes)
+- [x] Run `cargo txt show serde` and verify it still outputs documentation
+      content (not affected by changes)
+- [x] Verify that the markdown files are still generated correctly in
+      `target/docmd/`
+
+## Structure After Changes
+
+### Before
+
+```rust
+// src/commands/build.rs, lines 349-357
+let item_count = total_files.saturating_sub(3);
+
+println!(
+    "✓ Built documentation for {} ({} items)",
+    lib_name, item_count
+);
+println!("  Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name);
+
+info!("Successfully saved documentation");
+```
+
+### After
+
+```rust
+// src/commands/build.rs, lines 349-357
+let item_count = total_files.saturating_sub(3);
+
+info!(
+    "Built documentation for {} ({} items)",
+    lib_name, item_count
+);
+info!("Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name);
+
+info!("Successfully saved documentation");
+```
+
+## Design Considerations
+
+1. **Preserve User-Facing Messages**: The success messages should remain
+   user-friendly and appear at the default verbosity level (InfoLevel).
+
+2. **Consistency with Existing Logging**: The build command already uses `info!`
+   for the final "Successfully saved documentation" message. The new changes
+   make the preceding messages consistent.
+
+3. **Output Format**: The indentation and checkmark symbols are part of the
+   message string and will be preserved.
+
+4. **List and Show Commands**: These commands use `println!` to output their
+   primary results (markdown content) and must NOT be changed. They are
+   outputting data, not logging.
+
+## Success Criteria
+
+- `rust-lint` passes without warnings
+- `cargo clippy -- -D warnings` passes without warnings
+- `cargo build` succeeds without compilation errors or warnings
+- `cargo test` passes all tests
+- All success messages in the build command use `info!` instead of `println!`
+- Success messages appear with default verbosity (`-vv` or no flags)
+- Success messages are suppressed with `-q` flag
+- The output format and content remain unchanged when messages are visible
+- List and show commands continue to work correctly (not affected by changes)
+
+## Implementation Notes
+
+This is a straightforward mechanical change. The `tracing::info` macro is
+already imported in `src/commands/build.rs`, so no import changes are needed.
+The only change required is replacing `println!` with `info!` for the two
+success messages in the `save_doc` function.
+
+After the change, all three messages in the function will use consistent logging
+with the `info!` macro.

src/commands/build.rs

@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ fn save_doc(doc_output: DocOutput) -> Result<()> {
     let total_files = doc_output.files.len();
     let item_count = total_files.saturating_sub(3);
 
-    println!(
-        "✓ Built documentation for {} ({} items)",
+    info!(
+        "Built documentation for {} ({} items)",
         lib_name, item_count
     );
-    println!("  Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name);
+    info!("Run `cargo txt list {}` to see all items", lib_name);
 
     info!("Successfully saved documentation");
     Ok(())